Best Way to Protect Eyeglasses From M2's Eyepiece?

[normclarke]

Hi,
I have found an easy and cheap option to this problem. Search an electronics site for plastic grommets with a 15mm hole, a packet bought locally gave me ten pieces for £3.29 ( about $5). Now the tricky part slit the grommet to leave a lip that will seat on the top plate around the eye piece, mount with a couple of spots of super glue, sorted! No more scratched specs.

Best,

normclarke.

 

[rxmd]

Now the tricky part slit the grommet to leave a lip that will seat on the top plate around the eye piece, mount with a couple of spots of super glue, sorted!

Careful with cyanoacrylate AKA superglue near glass parts, the fumes are known to leave extremely nasty residues. They use these fumes in forensics to mark fingerprints on glass, you don't want that happening on your viewfinder.

 

[MPerson]

I found a rubber tap washer does the trick perfectly. Attached using clear nail varnish.

 

[fullframe35]

Hockey tape. it's not pretty, but it's replaceable, cheap, and readily available.

Cheers,
Joe

 

[Nokton48]

I bought a DAG original leitz Rubber Eyecup for M2, M5, and now, M4-2. I can see the entire finder with eyeglasses, no problem. And unlike the Eyeclypse (which I also have) you can get the rear doors up and down, without removing the eyecup each time.

I vote for the original Leitz M-Eyecups. Best I have used.

 

[newspaperguy]

No M's, but I've used 'O' rings of varying sizes, and flat thin rubber washers, secured with contact cement (a small amount applied with a toothpick on both surfaces - wait til it's completely dry) on a variety of cameras.

I've also replaced glasses when I forgot!

 

[wgerrard]

Nokton48: How is the eye relief with glasses using the Leitz eyecup, and the Eclypse? Don't they keep the eyepiece some distance away from your glasses?


It's interesting that this little problem has been tackled by so many people, and in different ways. The shape of eyeglass lenses and the nature of their prescriptions certainly does change.

I used the hard plastic piece from DAG on an M3 and found it was OK. It didn't scratch my lenses, but it certainly seems hard enough to do that. I don't recall that it noticeably blocked the view of the 50mm frameline. I've found that I always need to scan a bit to see one or two of the corners of any frameline that's at the edges of the finder, on any camera, including the 35 mm lines on the M2.

Diopters are a no-go for me. Not strong enough, and I can't stand the glasses-flipping part. Ditto contacts, which can't provide a full range of vision for my well-used eyes.

 

[Q-dog]

I too have have used the quick and dirty fix and just put some tape around the eyepiece. Works.

But I would be interested in hearing what users of the eclypse eyecup says. I can imagine that it helps keeping straylight out, a particular problem when you wear glasses and have some distance between the eyepiece and your eye. But then again my rectangular glasses will not fit the round eyecup very well. Maybe it will just add more distance and do nothing to help?

/Ola

 

[David Hughes]

I bought a sheet of those round felt discs, for protecting polished furniture and just punched a hole in one. They are black, self adhesive and cheap...

Regards, David

 

[bwcolor]

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For those that order from DAG, do they ship right away, or do you have to wait a long time before receiving your order?

 

[ferider]

Just saw those, might be a nice alternative:

http://aki-asahi.com/store/html/zorki-1/eyepatch/index.php

 

[jmcd]

"For those that order from DAG, do they ship right away, or do you have to wait a long time before receiving your order?"

I have experienced super fast shipping from DAG.

 

[Nokton48]

Nokton48: How is the eye relief with glasses using the Leitz eyecup, and the Eclypse? Don't they keep the eyepiece some distance away from your glasses?

The Leitz original M Eyecup is -very- soft rubber, very conical in shape. The eye relief is good, I can easily see all four sides of the 35mm frame, through M4-2. The cup compresses quite a bit, which is a good thing for eyeglass viewing. I started using it with M5, I thought that perhaps light entering the eyepiece was not a good thing for metering, and I like eyecups, I've always used them. Liked it so much I ordered two more from DAG, one more each for M2 and M4-2.

I also like the Eclypse (have two) it has good eye relief for me. But it is a pain when changing film, you really need to remove it, to properly access the film loading, with any of the flip-up M doors. YMMV.

The Leitz eyecup is also more cost-effective than the Eclypse, and I like the idea of having original M accessories. If you like eyecups, it should work well for you, it does just fine for me.

DAG has always shipped things (like parts) out without any delay whatsoever, in my experience. Wish his repairs were as quick 🙂

 

[alecj]

I agree with Nokton48. These Leica-produced rubber eyecups are the way to go. I can see the whole screen and like the fact I can push closely on them. DAG knows what he is doing. He has a winner here. I put one on each of my M6TTLs.

 

[Acliff]

On my M2, I use the rubber covers you find on headphones. I need the distance from my glasses to the eyepiece to be as short as possible.

 

[dacookieman]

On my M2, I use the rubber covers you find on headphones. I need the distance from my glasses to the eyepiece to be as short as possible.

You are a genius🙂 hehe, i plucked out the rubber rings from my old nokia headset from a single earphone and it fits very snugly around my M2 eyepiece now. Thanks for the Eureka moment. haha

 

[Frankie]

Try this. Cheap at $12.89/100. Share a pack.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#o-rings/=62m4fv

Part Number: 90025K378

Select: Quad, 0-ring, dia. 5/8" ID, any width (ring thickness, best at 1/8") and Buna-N (hard rubber) material. The ring profile fits the M eyepiece as if custom made.

 

[literiter]

I must have sunken eyes and/or a large protruding brow. I cannot use my glasses when looking through the finder on either my M4-P or my M2. I cannot see the 50mm frame lines let alone the 35mm frame lines with the glasses on. I don't like contact lenses.

I must remove my glasses and use a -2 diopter. I hang my glasses on a cord around my neck.

Works just fine, for me.

 

[payasam]

During the 17 years over which I used my first M3, I wore glasses while taking pictures. No scratches. Lenses made of glass, not plastic. My present three pair of spectacles (none used at camera finders) all have glass lenses.

 

[wgerrard]

Try this. Cheap at $12.89/100. Share a pack.

http://www.mcmaster.com/#o-rings/=62m4fv

Part Number: 90025K378

Select: Quad, 0-ring, dia. 5/8" ID, any width (ring thickness, best at 1/8") and Buna-N (hard rubber) material. The ring profile fits the M eyepiece as if custom made.

Just wanna note that I ordered a bag of these things and they really work rather well. They need to be stretched ever-so-slightly to fit, which should mean they're less likely to fall off. If I was so inclined, I suspect a little glue would attach it permanently. As it is, though, I've got 99 spares.

The view of my "new" M2's framelines with my eyeglasses, using one of these O-rings or DAG's plastic eyepiece cover, is identical.